Fastening device



Feb. 6, 1945. D. s. KANE i FASTENING DEVIGE Fil-ed May 22, 1942 y lINVENTOR. Bymad J.' ana.y Mmmm@- HTTORNEYS Patented Feb. 6, 1945 2,368,713 y. Y l `FASTENING DEVICE f David' S. 'Kana Roslyn, N. Y., lassigner, by mesne-`r assignments, to Camloc Fastener Corporation, New yYork, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application May 22, 1942, SerialNo. 444,116 l 4 Claims.

. This invention relates to a new and improved fastening device of the quick operating type and particularly of the type which may be subjected to repeated opening and closing operations with-v out appreciable wear on the parts.

It is another object to provide a fastener of this type which combines the desirable characteristics of resistance to wear on its load carrying surface, while at the same time, has a body that is light in weight and thus suitable for use, for example, in aircraft applications.

Still another object is that of providing Aa fastener embodying these characteristics which adapts itself to volume manufacture by automatic` machines.

With these and other objects in mind, reference is had to the attached sheet of drawings, in which: y

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a complete fastener embodying one form of my invention looking at said fastener from the bottom;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation ofthe form of fastener shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a cross section in side elevation of the fastener shown in the preceding views taken along the line 3-3 in Fig. l looking in the direction of the arrows:

Fig. 4 is a further side elevation in cross section of the female portion of the fastener shown in the preceding views taken along the line 4-4 of Fig. l again looking in the direction of the arrows;

Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the male portion ofl the fastener shown in the preceding views and in position to cooperate with the female portion shown in Fig. 4; and

Fig. 6 is a cross section taken through the fastener shown in the preceding views and especially in Fig. 4 along the line 6-6 in that ligure looking in the direction of the arrows.

In the several Views, the female portion of the fastener assembly or cam collar is represented at I0. This member may, for example, be flanged into an opening in a structural member II that forms a part of the structure to which the fastener is to be secured. Associated, for example, with the cover plate I3 of the structure is the male member of the fastener which may comprise a spring retaining cup I2 flanged in posi- `lustrated, a spring II is interposed between the head I5 and the base of the spring retaining cup I2, and gives resilient-.positioning tov the-cross pin member as hereinafter brought out. In the lfastener illustrated, the cross pin IS of the stud assembly passes through an opening 22A at4 thebase .0f the camcollar and then rides upwardly on opposed inclined planes 2liy formed at the basel of the cam collar, until a detentl 2| at the top of said plane is reached at which point saidcross pin falls into said detent and may be prevented from going beyond the same, for example, by a wall 22 formed in the contour of the cam collar base. The spring I'I keeps the cross pin seated under tension in the detent 2| against accidental displacement. The cam collar is preferably made from a forging or casting of a relatively light material so that weight can be conserved. This is especially true when the fastener is utilized for aircraft purposes. While such material has the advantage of a -great saving in weight, it unfortunately does not resist abrasion or wear, and accordingly, great difficulty has been experienced in the past in providing a fastener embodying the Weight saving characteristic desirable and at the same time one that will stand up under repeated opening and closing operations.

The repeated passage of the cross pin I6 along the camksurfaces 2U and into rest position in the detent 2l during the opening and closing of the fastener, causes wear where soft material is encountered.l Such wear under extreme conditions I can render the fastener unsuited for further use.

Accordingly, and tor overcome this difficulty, I propose utilizing a pathway of a relatively thin layer of abrasive resisting hard material such as stainless steel which is mounted on the outer surface of said cam collar in any suitable fashion, for example, as shown in the form of a shell or crown I8. This cap or shell may have the contour 0f the outer surface of the cam collar base including the inclined plane 20, the detent 2l and the wall 22, and as will be noted from the drawing, may if desired, extend downwardly along the outer surface of the camcollar for a portion of the distance so that it is securely held in place'. In addition, the aluminum or other material from which the main cam collar body is formed may key into the shell as at I9.

It is of course apparent that-the provision -of a hard, durable wearing surface may be accomplished in many ways other than that described in the foregoing specification, and accordingly, the same should be construed purely as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

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I claim:

1. In a separable fastener of the type having a cam collar provided with a central opening re` ceiving a stud and an exterior cam surface and detent receiving a stud cross pin, a new cam col-` lar comprising an interior body of light, soft material having one surface provided 4with a cam pathway andpinengaging detent, an. outer body,`

wear of the movements of the stud pin thereon, and said surface is supported by said light-weight interior body.

3. A composite metal ,coupling member comprisin-g a relatively lightweight meta1 backing por- -tion and a thin crown portion of relatively hard wear-resisting metal, the crown portion being comprising athirrharmrmear-resisting material` formed to provide a cam pathway and detent conforming to that of the interior body and in intiy mate surface contact therewith, whereby the out,- er hard, wear-resisting surface receives thelwear of the movements of a stud crosstpin thereon.

2. In a separable fastener of .'thetypeliavinga shaped.withucarnv trackways` and .detents for 'cooperationwwith -the lockinggpin olaf cooperating coupling member, the backing portion contigu- 4ous to the crown portion being shaped complementally thereto, and said -crown portion and cam collar provided with aV central openingv re.- 4

ceving a stud and an exterior cam surfacel andA detent receiving a stud crossapin,l anew-Scam collar comprising an interior body of light, s,oftf, material having one surface providedk with a cam pathway and pin-.engaging .detentg an outer: body comprising a thin, hard,-y wear-resistingmaterial formed to' provide `av cam pathwayf'and: datent; conforming to that of the.: interior body, and in ilfitmate.;'surfapet Contact :therewith throughout thescamsurface, and; detent; areas; 'whereby .the outer'. hard, rwear.-rcsisting; :surface crecen/es;y the said backing portion being anchored against re1- a-ti-ve displacement.

4; Avsockety coupling member of ygenerally cylindricall configuration formed at one end with opposed cam trackways terminatingA adjacent their outerccnds in detents, said socket member /haVing-a. central opening therethrough and a diametrical slot kdisposed at an angle to the line joining thedetents, characterized in 'that said "socket"memberI comprisesalbase portion off'light- Weight! metal and has its end whichis provided with the -trackwaysand-'detente' crowned with a relatively hard weareresistingmetal.

, DAVID?` Siv KANE- 

